Question

hat was an unexpected effect of European exploration?(1 point)
Responses

discovery of new and faster trade routes
discovery of new and faster trade routes

disease killing many Native Americans
disease killing many Native Americans

spread of more, different, natural resources
spread of more, different, natural resources

spread of European culture to the Americas

Answer 1

An unexpected effect of European exploration was **disease killing many Native Americans**. While the exploration led to various changes, the introduction of new diseases by Europeans resulted in devastating impacts on Indigenous populations, who had no immunity to these foreign illnesses.